THE MOBNINGr OBEGONIA2J, MONDAY-, NOVEMBER . 7, 1904.
CHINESE CAN PLAY
Sheriff Does Not' Raid Fan
tan Games.
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COMRLAIJIS OF CITY POLICE
Municipal Authorities and County Of
ficials Watch Each Other, While
Stories" of a Gambling Graft
Fill Chinatown.
.SPEAKING OF rANTAN.
SHERIFF wOkD "Haven't anything
to say about It."
DISTRICT ATTORNET. MANNING
"Have 87 cases against gamblers to
prosecute this term o court. Am do.
4ns my duty, as this shows."
DEPUTY SHERIFF CORDANO "It la
Impossible to break jip rnntn-n without -
the co-operation of the city officials."
Chlto- HUNT "Patrolmen report to.
me that fantnn games are running."
Throughout the length and breadth of
Chinatown, on first and -second floors pf
buildings,, in basements and in garrets,
fan tan games were running openly. The
lookouts were more careless than they
are generally. They did not seem to fear
the sudden descent of officers bent on
raiding the gambling-rooms. Innumer
able Chinamen were passing from one
gaming-house to another unmolested. Po-
lice officers walked by the open doors and
lookouts, glanced in at the Chinamen,
talked with the guards, and passed on.
The- Chinese precinct last night was a
miniature edition of a "wide open town."
There was greater activity in gambling
in Chinatown last night than there has
been for months.
The police ralt for the Sheriff and his
deputies to 'make the first move, and the
county officers wait upon the action of
the city. The police say the Sheriff
started It and ought to finish it, and the
Sheriff states that if he had tho proper
co-operation from the police and other
branches of city government, fan tan
would soon bo a thing of tho past.
And above it all. undoubtedly with a
sinister smile on his face and his hand
on his ' bank-book, stands the mysterious
"man who is getting the graft."
"I have nothing to say!." These are
the words of Sheriff "Word last night,
when asked whether he would make an
other effort to stop the fan tan games.
"Will you, then, await developments, in
other words, the action of the police?"
"I did not say that I would," evasively
replied the Sheriff. "I have absolutely
nothing to say at present regarding tho
situation."
District Attorney John Manning
laughed long and heartily when asked
whaj: he had to say regarding the insin
uations of Sheriff Word that the District
Attorney was not backing him up. Then,
after having had the laugh, the District
Attorney grew serious and said:
"I have backed up the Sheriff to such
an extent that I have furnished informa
tion against 87 gemblers, who will be
tried in this term of the Circuit Court.
Every one of tho 87 demand and will get
a separate trial, and I and my deputies
will, therefore, be obliged to prosecute
that number of cases. That is work
enough for one term of court. I think, r
think that I am doing my part, Judging
from tills."
Deputy Sheriff Cordano was seen last
night also. "The only way to got Into
the Chinese games, unless we have the
help of the city officials, is with dyna
mite," said Deputy Cordano. "Such,
strong doors as the Chinese have are
against tho rules of the Fire Department,
yet there, is no order to have them torn
down. The Council. I believe, recently
Instructed the Chief of Police to aid the
Sheriff in his work in stopping the gam
bling in Chinatown. The Chief of Police
has not done so.''
Deputy- Cordano admitted that It was
almost impossible to stop Chinese gam
bling as long as the strong doors stood
between the Sheriff and the players, and
gave the intimation that Sheriff Word
has recognized the fact that it is utterly
impossible to stop Chinese gambling.
Chief of Police Hunt states that the
patrolmen have reported to him that fan
tan games are running, and that he will
so report to the Council as requested.
Beyond this bare statement the Chief has
nothing to say.
The question as to who is getting the
graft that 13 being taken from the Chi
nese seems to bo the last thing thought
of by all officials, interested. Tho only
thing the officials are certain of is that
the graft is being collected by the other
fellow. - Deep, dark hints float through
tho evil -odo red atmosphere of Chinatown,
but tho hints are conflicting and -therefore
meaningless. The Chinese continue
to declare that they pay and therefore
can play. They will not reveal to whom
the money is going.
Chief Hunt has Intimated that if Sheriff
Word docs not stop the games, 'and. the
Council orders him to act, the police will
take hold in co-operation with the other
departments and do all they can. And
while tho question hangs In the air, tho
Chinese play merrily on, losing and galn
. ing shekels as Fortune wills.
GIVE BOBBERS EVERT CHAUCE
Police Are Strangely Inactive In, Pur
suing Saloon Hold-Up Men.
From E C Turver, one of the victims
of tho McCarty -saloon hold-up on Satur
day night, comes the first true version of
the affair. Turver denies, that he" was
beaten and kicked by tic rsobcrs, as Po
liceman Myers' report to Captain Moore
stated.
"I was sitting in a little rear room of
the saloon, where there was no light;"
said Turver yesterday. "I saw the rob
bers enter and hold up those in the sa
loon. I kept quiet, hoping to be missed,
but as the bandit conducted Clark to the
safe he passed the door and saw me. He
pushed the revolver In my face and bade
me line up with the others. I started to
do so, and I suppose I did not move fast
enough to suit him. for he struck me in
the back several times with one of his
knees. That is as near as he came to
kicking me. He went through my pock
ets, but found only my knife, keys and 5
cents, which he did not take. The robbers
"kept up a conversation all the time."
No arrests have been made by the police
in connection with the case, though it
was reported to them within five minutes
after tho robbery occurred. Detective
Welner, Officer Relsing and Sergeant Slo
ver were assigned to the case, but all re
turned to headquarters at a late hour
yesterday rriornlng with the statement
that there were no developments, ufflcer
Myers turned In a report, giving the
names of the men who were in the saloon
at the time, and stating the descriptions
of the robbers as he had heard them from
other -people. Tho officers throughout the
city were not notified by -Captain Moore
of the hold-up, even after the captain had
the descriptions In his hand, and the rob
bers could have paraded about the town
at will without fear of detection. Even
the Sergeant belonging to the relief did
not know of the crime until he reported
eft at. headquarters at 1:15 o'clock yester
day morning1. He had been patroling a
portion of the city where he might have
apprehended tho guilty persons,, had he
been made aware of the crime soon after
It occurred.
"The report that the robbers did tot
search the men in the saloon was untrue,"
said Mr. Turver yesterday. "They did
search us, but refused to- take anything
but money. They got Mr. Clark's purse,
hut returned his watch."
TOOK MAHY VOTES.
Frank Ailing Believes Straws Show
How the Wind 'Blows.
Frank Ailing, of Tacoma, Is in the city
on his way home from a trip through
the United States, which "has lasted from
the middle of July until tho present time.
Mr. Ailing is a well-known man of Ta
coma, -where he has lived for many years.
He is engaged in the f ruitraising business,
but is also an Importer of game birds and
fish, which he has been placing in the
fields and streams of Washington for
many years. '
The traveler left his home and went to
the East by the Canadian Pacific. After
visiting in the East he traveled through
the South and returned from Los Angeles
up the Coast. He is a great admirer of
Roosevelt, and while on his trip took a
number of straw ballots, all of which
would indicate that the majority will be a
large one when Mr. Roosevelt's margin is
footed up.
The first ballot taken was op the Cana
dian Pacific train, and out of 92 votes
cast, 78 were for the Republican ticket.
Another ballot was taken at the Inter
national Hotel at Niagara Falls, and hero
342 votes were cast. Of this number 272
were for Roosevelt. At the Hoffman
House in New Tork Roosevelt polled 74
votes out of 9S.
At St, Louis a straw election was held
in the Planter's Hotel, and 61 votes were
cast for Roosevelt, out of a total of 9S.
At this election nearly all of the voters
were Southerners.
While bn a s.tage trip in Mexico a ballot
was taken. There were 12 passengers, 10
of whom were greasers, and Roosevelt re
ceived seven of the votes cast.
In Los Angeles the last votes were
taken, one on the train, which gave
RooseveltSS votes out of 6i; and the other
at the hotel, where out of 74 ballots the
Republican ticket drew .two-thirds of the
total.
Mr. Ailing will remain in Portland for a
couple of days, for the purpose of visiting
the Lewis and Clark Fair grounds. Ho
has been asked by Eastern friends to in
vestigate the terms asked for concessions
and the manner of placing exhibits.
DR. R0BERTA. M'LEAN.
Has returned from abroad. Office 369
Sutter street, Lincoln Bldg., near Stock
ton, San Francisco. Hours: Morning,
9; afternoon, i to 5.
STOP FOR COIXTSB HOT SPRINGS.
A covered platform has been erected
by the O. R. & N. immediately opposite
Collins Hot Springs for tho accommoda
tion of passengers who desire to visit this
resort. The Spokane Flyer,- trains 3 and
4, stop at this point on flag to take on or
lot oft passengers. A commodious launch
meets and carries all passengers and bag
gage across the river to the hotel.
It Is no longer necessary to take blue
pills to rouse the liver to action. Car
ter's Little Liver Pills are much better.
Don't forget this.
CHURCH TOO STRICT
Rev. 6. 8. Van Waters Says It
Has Erred in Past
M ORE EXACTING THAN CHRIST
Episcopalian Minister Condemns Ma
jority Report of. General Conven
tion, Which Forbids Remar- ,
riage of Divorced Persons.
"A church that is more requiring than
Christ himself is a church that Is more"
than straight, and leans backward."
The above remarks occurred in the
course of the sermon preached by Rev.
George B. Van Waters. D. D., rectorof
ou i-favitr episcopal Church, yesterday
morning, on "Tho General Convention!"
held in Boston, to which he was a dele-.
gate. Dr. Van Waters took a decided
stand in the debate on the divorce Ques
tion In opposition to the majority report
xoroiacung tne remarriage of divorced peo
ple." He said in part:
The Protestant Episcopal General Convention
was in session for about three weeks, and
many Important matters were under discussion.
Perhaps the -most Important of which was the
proposed canon relating to marriage and di
vorce, which read: "No minister shall solem
nize a marriage "between 'any two persons, un
ion, by Inquiry, he shall hare satisfied himself
that neither person has been or, is the husband
or the wife of any other person then living,
from whom he or she haa been divorced tor
any cause. arising after marriage."
A minority report was presented, granting
the Innocent party in a divorce for the cause
of adultery the right to remarry. After a fer
vent debate of some three days the substance
of the minority report prevailed. That this is
bo is cause for congratulation. -To do right Is
to do well enough.
Jesus cays adultery is a sufficient cause for
divorce and remarriage, and the conscience of
an enlightened people recognises the truth and
Justness of. this view, and they feel that more
than this Is not righteousness. They feel that
the so-called higher standard, though seeming
to be. Is not In the interest of purity and the
protection of the home. The church has more
than once erred by Imposing Impossible and
excessive commands, and tried to set herself
right by the granting of dtspcncatlon. Church
history In this matter is the story of cojrup
tlon. The church's business no doubt. Is to.
represent Christ in mercy and Jorlngklndness.
She should remember her proneness to over
much righteousness and severity.
"IF CHRIST CAME TO PORTLAND"
He Would Find Much to Approve,
Says Rev. W. E. Randall.
"Let It go forth that If Christ were to
como to Portland, he would find much at
which to Bmlle and approve ;t that he
would find a beautiful , and progressive
Tales of the Street and Town
ANTED To meet a young and
attractive lady, by good-looking
gent, dark m'istache, age
S4. Object friendship."
Having laboriously composed the fore
going. Jack B., the day bartender at the
X Cafe, complacently stroked the "dark
mustache" and asked the night-shift man
if he didn't think "that ought to fetch
something peachy?" His friend, having
given admiring assent. Jack took his
"ad" to the business office of a local
paper and paid for one insertion.
While waiting for his change at the
window, a' young -woman, in a faded coat
and a big Gainsborough hat, under which
colled a mass of corn-silk hair, entered
the .office. Ho watched her scribbling
something at the counter, and not being
burdened with too finely-drawn scruples,
he glanced over her shoulder as h
walked out. He read: , ,
"Wunted Pusltlon for housework by
Swedish girl."
Next day Jack got three notes, all evi
dently from "regular swells," as he told
the night-shift man. Each Invited him to
calL Having select
ed one which read in
very business-like
style: "1 would tako
you a short time on
trial and If mutually
agreeable I could
then offer you a per
manent place," Jack
made his toilet with
the utmost care. He
poured about an
ounce of perfume on
his handkerchief.
bought a pink for his
buttonhole and a
ehlno for his shoes.
Then he took a car
for the address given
In the note. A few
minutes later he
found himself at the
gate of one of the
handsomest houses
north of upper Wash
ington street.
"Whey!" ho said to
himself, beginning to
feel agitated. "Didn't
know it was goin' to be all blue chlpsjn
this game but, well they won't bluff
Jack B out at this stage."
And mounting the steps, he gave the
dark mustache a final twirl and rang the
bell.
"Are you the lady?" asked Jack, as a
maid opened the door.
"I'm not the lady of the home," re
turned tho maid, smiling.
"Well, I guess it's her I want." said
Jack, pulling the note out of. his pocket.
"Show this to her and she'll understand."
He was left standing in the hall for a
short time, when, with a delightful rust
ling of silk, down the stairs came a lady
of pronounced beauty and distinction. As
she approached with a look of some sur
prise and wonder. Jack started forward
with outstretched hand.
"Don't say a- word, lady!" he exclaimed.
"Don't say a word! You suit me you're
ahead of anything X expected. I got a
lot of other replies, but I was drawed
to you somehow, first off, and I'm not
goln to look any further. And oh, ex
cuse me for not introducing myself quick
er I'm Jack B and" '
"What dq you mean?" interrupted the
ladyf.who had suddenly flushed very red
indeed.
"Why," said Jack, "you answered -my
ad' about wanting to meet a young and
attractive lady 'object friendship,' you
know, and if you ain't a young and at
tractive lady. I don't know who Is."
"There must be some mistake," said
the lady, beginning to laugh in spite of
herself. "I'm an old married woman. I
answered an 'ad' this morning for a
Swedish girl to do housework."
"Oh Lord!" cried Jack, bolting for the
door. "The refreshments is on me, as
the sayln is; Hope you'll excuse me,
lady goodbye."
As the enterprising advertiser hurried
in a bee-line for the- business office of the
paper, he could scarcely refrain, several
times, from butting his head against
some of the trees he passed. Upon
reaching the office, he rushed up to the
counter with fire In his eye, but stopped
short,' for. Just in front of him at the
window, was tho girl with tho big bunch
of corn-silk hair.
"I tank you are not much good busl-
ness mans," she was saying Indignantly
to tho clerk.
"It was just an accident," said the lat
ter. "Your tag got mixed on the hook
somehow and"
"Hold on." cried Jack, "let me butt
Into this. Tve got the girl's letters and
she's got mine. We'll just swap and it
will be all right."
And so it proved. Jack told the girl
about the house he had just visited, and
a few" minutes later saw her to a Washington-street
car. That was about two
weeks ago. Now the point of this tal.e lies
In these two further facts: Jack .told
the night-shift man that he'd "got
soured" on answering any more "ads"
and had torn up all his replies; Jack was
seen walking last Sunday with a girl who
woro a large coll of corn-silk hair.
HAVE you seen Mike Wisdom's whis
kers lately? He has cut off a foot
or two of that precious growth alas! 12
to 24 Inches of a title
to distinction!
"Murphy did It,"
he mournfully told a
friend yesterday.
"Murphy did It
with his little car-r
toons. Before he be
gan on me my whis
kers put forth In un
maligned abundance.
Like the winds, they
blew whither they
listed and I was:
happy. Now see mo! "
Bereft of my adorn
ment, who will- re
gard me in a crowd?
On the street, as I
pass by, who will
turn about and with
pointed' finger eay. There goes Miko
Wisdom, just look at those whiskers'?"-
Thus is the pencil mightier than the
shears.
Tqtvk.o urns. vmowj
ARfcA CUT OFF
"0
H dear," exclaimed the girl with.,
the brown ribbon, to her friend
with the baby-blue band, during an inter
mission at the Columbia the other night.
"Did you ever have an elderly admirer a
very elderly admirer. Sue"?
"Not so very elderly I had a bald
headed one once who was so soft"
(giggle).
"Oh, yes, I remember him (giggle, gig
gle), but Mr. Yates Is Just too funny.
He's got some money, I guess, but, oh
dear, he's always
saying that he feels
A No. L without an
ache or a pain,' and
it's so perfectly aw
fully funny!" (Gig
gle, giggle.)
"You Just ought to
hear him, Sue. The
worst of it Is, he
call3 nometl m s
when Joe Is there
and he Just won't go.
He's a friend of
papa's, too, and, oh,
dear! Joe makes so
much fun, I'm afraid
papa will get mad at
him sonic time. Joe
persists because he knows I just can't
keep from laughing. As soon as he comes
in Joe always says, polite as pie:
" 'Good evening," Mr. Yates; how are
you tonight'?
"And Mr. Yates always braces up so
perfectly delicious and says:
" 'Me? Oh, I'm A No. 1; hain't got an
ache ner a pain.'
. "And then, after a while, Joe will
bring it around so's t.o say something
like: -
" 'You're a pretty young-looking man,
Mr. Yates, to be a man that voted' for
Grecly or was- It Fremont? You hold
-your years pretty welL .
"And Mr. Yates '11 chirk right up and
say:
"'Oh, yes. I alius feel A No. 1 never
have an ache ner a palp.'
"Oh, dearl I Just think ril die some
times." (Duet of giggles.)
WHAT can be done "with a man Ilk
J. W. Casey", secretary and treas
urer of, the Tombstone- Association."" and
incidentally a railroad, man? He's, always
springing something like this:
"Why is a Pullman porter like a'l-ady"?
"Because he Is a fee sale." " He 614.
that yesterday and went unscathed!'
L. P.
city, full f morality, pure men and wo
rsen, asd Institutions that make for high
character, while, of course, he would find
some things to condemn."
Rev. William E. Randall, of tho Central
Baptist Church, of the East Side, In his
sermon last evening on "If Christ Should
Como to Portland," painted the city in
very different colors from those used by
Dr. Rader, when he saia: "About halt
the worsen were bad." He found a city
full of beauty and Institutions that are
uplifting, with no more Immoral spots
than are usual- witn a city of its popula
tion. Among other things Mr". Randall
said:
"About 11 years ago when the Colum
bian Exposition was about to open In
Chicago, W. T. Stead, that leader of tho
sensational, went to Chicago, and there
visited the slums arid gathered masses
of evidence to prove that the city was a
cesspool of corruptlont and then calling
a mass meeting offered to establish a
journal that would expose its rottenness,
but his proposal was rejected with scdrn.
"So I apprehend that if a man were to
walk down the Trail In our own coming
Exposition he, would not find all was
good, but would find the good and beauty
In other parts of the grounds. And If a
man come to Portland and confine his
field of observation in the North End, with
its criminal resorts, he would not find
much to approve, of. . Nor if he visited
nothing but the courts where criminals
were tried and divorces turned out would
he be edified. But on the other hand if
he look for beauty and morality he will
find them both In our young and growing
no snouia pe asked to lose so much
time from 'his business to serve his
city. It is also your duty to see that
the right men are put In charge of poli
tics. If you Son't do this, other men
of a kind you don't want will be, placed
in power."
Excellent music was furnished by the
Wilder Harp Orchestra -and William H.
Boyer. The latter was In good voice,
and sang "If With All Your Hearts,"
from "Elijah."
"THE COMMON PEOPLE'S SAVIOR"
.Dr. J. W. Brougher Preaches First In
' Series of Sermons.
Dr. J. W. Brougher, in a sermon en
titled "The Common People's Savior"
last night, began a series of "Every-Day
Talks to Every-Day People." The White
Temple was crowded and many working
people attended. Dr. Brougher's address
wa3 brief and to the point, carrying the
,idea throughout that Christ came into
the world as a workingman, chose work
lngmen to be the founders of his church
and gave labor the stamp of dignity and
honor. He said:
"John, Peter and James wer.e nothing
but plain fishermen men who worked for
their living at the humble occupation1, but
they were chosen by Christ for hl3 apos
tles and he made them his Intimate
friends. It is history that tho men who
have influenced the world most have come
up from workingmeri. Moses was the son
of a slave, David was a sheephcrder and
Gideon a farmer. "The same has been
miss sissit: zL'co'syY.iAs, -Arofcv in beLsiiazzak, at the maxqcax
GRAND THEATER TONIGHT.
city. If he take a car and is whirled to
the Council Crest he will see a city of
matchless beauty, lanes of flowers and
mountains in the distance. The observa
tion car will also widen his scope of ob
servation and disclose to him new beau
ties. Ho will see the splendid High School
and the fine schoolhouses scattered about
the city. -He will see the Y. M. C. A.;
where hundreds of young men are taught
to be honorable and lead useful lives. He
will find institutions that make for the
upiflting of humanity. He will see the
temple of the press and the fine churches,
for In my Judgment the schoolhouse, the
pulpit and the press are the three factor?
that make a city and a Nation."
Continuing, Mr. Randall condemned in
strong terms tho policy of permitting
"open gambling," and said IJ. was one of
the things that was a blot upon the fair
City 3f Portland, and ought not to be
tolerated. He pointed to the fact that In
tho cities of Europe open gambling Is not
permitted.
Referring to the coming prohibition elec
tion Dr. Randall said he did not approve
of the lines that had been laid down by
the prohibition leaders, and considered
that they had made a very grave mistake
in their plans for tho coming election. Dr.
Randall said he heartily approved of local'
option and hoped It would succeed so
that saloons in the rural - districts and
nmong the residents might bo swept
out and kept out." 1
ADVOCATES BUSINESS HONESTY
A. ic-EJenel Talks to Sundnv r.lnh
Meet!nysrtY.M. C. A.
"Plain Honesty" was the subject of
a talk given yesterday afternoon at a
meeting of tho Sunday Club, held at the
Young .Men's Christian Association
rooms. Contrary to expectation, the
occasion did not- prove to be a prohibi
tion meeting, although General Secre
tary H. W. Stone, in the course of a
short address, advised all those present
to "vote for Prohibition candidates at
tomorrow's election." "I, am not here
to talk politics," explained Mr. Stone.
"I do not intend to ten you for which
political party you are to vote, but I
want you to understand that we are
against the saloon business. Hit the
saloon every time. Vote for what
party you please, but place a cross after
No. 32 on your voting paper."
councilman Flegel then took tho
platform, and spoke on "Honesty."
Speaking of business probity, Mr Fle
gel stated that it was not permissible
to tell lies in business, or deliberately
misrepresent the value of goods on
sale. "People to whom we sell eoods
are, no doubt, sharper and shrewder
than we" give them, credit for," went
on the speaker. "Suppose you tried
telling the truth in business? A busi
ness man died recently, and people who
knew him said he was a trickster, a
cheat, and that he deliberately cheated
other neoDle out of their monev. Tnntr
years -of lying and cheating had be
come such a habit to that man, that
ho lied and cheated, in preference to
being honCst, , The next time you lie in
selling go6ds or in talking about the
materials you are to place in the con
struction of a building, think of the
blinding effect' those lies will have on
your character. Your reputation is
what people think of you. Your char
acter Is what youvare and "what you
make of yourself. Does- it. mean that.
because I hold -a public office that as
soon as I serve ray term In the office.
I shall drop out of sight and you will
never hear of me again? Not so.
"What. would happen If all the men
here did not vote at the -election. Tues
day? The same'men agreed on- would
be elected, anyway. But. I say. It is
your duty to vote. Start in by trying
to iret the best men for public office,
and If you are qualified, accept -office.
The hardest job before political par
ties Is to get good ea to accept offices.
A man, who was recently asked to rua.
for an, office, took It as an insult thatr
true of the great men of the past cen
tury, and this,' such as Livingstone, Lin
coln, Greeley, Childs and others.
"Christ took especial Interest in the
working people and all that concerned
them. He did most of his work among
them and drew his illustrations from
their work. Fields and flocks, sowing
and harvesting, fishing, vlnedressing,
chickens, birds, brcadmaking, housebuild
ing and other homely, occupations were
sources from which he taught great
lessons. The every-day things of
llfo were ennobled and given a new
meaning through his teachings, and
for that reason 'the common neo-
ple heard him glddly.' Having passed
through their experience himself, while
he worked at tho carpenter's bench,
Jesus was In hearty sympathy, with the
working classes. He came as a working
man into a workingman's home and a
workingman's life, and was and Is 'the
common people's Savior.
Next Sunday night, when .the theme
will be "The Common People's Church,"
Dr. Brougher . will use the Teplles sent in
by numbers of working people to the fol
lowing questions: "According to your ob
servation, what per cent of tho working'
people attend Church? Why do not mora
go" to" church? Are they hostile or indif
ferent? What fanlts do working people
find with the church? What suggestions
have you to often for making the church
more helpful to working people?1'
REV. S. C. LAPHAM UNDER FIRE
His Sermon on "Undlvorceable Man"
Attracts Much Attention.
Rev. S. C. Lapham'a sermon, delivered
In the' Second Baptist Church on Sunday
morning, October 29, on "The Undlvorce
able Man," attracted much attention. Tho
Catholic Sentinel reviewed the sermon at
length and says:
"Brother Lapham stands alone. He cer
tainly does not belong to the Baptist
Church, of whlch'he Is-nominally an East
Side pastor. The Baptists rest their be
lief on the Holy Scriptures. But Mr.
Lapham. la certainly not In harmony with
the Scriptures. The Scriptures do not al
low of divorce; or perhaps Baptists' In
terpret adultery as causa, sufficiens for
the Innocent party. From a- Scriptural
point of view, this phase of the question
is debatable. Leaving aside then, the case
of adultery, the teachings of Christ and
of Holy Scripture concerning divorce Is
throughout clear and positive. 'What
God. has Joined together, let not man put
asuaacr. . . Ana x say to you, wnoso
ever shall put away his wife and shall
marry another, -committed adultery. And
he who shall marry her that is put away
commltteth adultery.' The Lord com
manded that 'the wife depart not from
her husband; and if she depart that she
remain unmarried or be reconciled to her
husband; and let not the husband put
away his wife. A woman is bound by the
law as long .as her husband llveth.''
"I have It on good authority that ad-,
vanced .Socialists advocate free books,
free clothes, free food and free love, but
it remained -for Mr. Lapham to preach
'free love' from a Christian pulpit. Brother
Lapham may have struck a more popular
chord than Dr. Rader, but he Is far Jess
a Christian, and more offensive to better
instincts."
Will Vote for Prohibition.
At the First Presbyterian Church- last
night. Rev. Dr. Hill announced that he
would vote for prohibition. After detail
ing the evils of the liquor traffic he said
that the so-called local option law affords
opportunity to' curb and eradicate those
evils; that he had long desired that op
portunity asd that now It was presented,
foes of the saloon should vote for pro
hibition. ,
inn.iTBSi vrar.mc
Murine Bye RwMr' ccras thkr and other
Era 'troubles, a-jfcw -wk. eyas strong;